Matter of Town of Yorktown v. Dept. of Mental Hygiene

Full title: In the Matter of TOWN OF YORKTOWN, Appellant, v. NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT…

Court: Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jul 7, 1983

453 N.E.2d 1254 (N.Y. 1983)

453 N.E.2d 1254

466 N.Y.S.2d 965

Opinion

Decided July 7, 1983

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department, ALBERT M. ROSENBLATT, J.

Arthur J. Selkin, Town Attorney, for appellant.

Robert Abrams, Attorney-General ( Robert L. Schonfeld and Peter H. Schiff of counsel), for New York State Department of Mental Hygiene and others, respondents.

Henry J. Smith for Phoenix House Foundation, Inc., respondent.

On review of submissions pursuant to rule 500.2 (b) of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 N.Y.CRR 500.2 [g]), order affirmed, with costs, for the reasons stated in the memorandum at the Appellate Division ( 92 A.D.2d 897; see Matter of Harlem Val. United Coalition v Hall, 54 N.Y.2d 977).

Concur: Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, MEYER and SIMONS.